Bake Sale Peanut Butter Oat Bars.

Bake Sale Peanut Butter Oat Bars. Assume a doughy, buttery peanut butter cookie base made with old style oats, baked till simply set, then layered with creamy peanut butter. On high, a wealthy chocolate frosting is poured over the bars to sandwich in all that peanut butter goodness. As soon as the frosting units, it creates that old style crackly icing everyone knows and love. These bars are chocolatey, peanut buttery, and so scrumptious!

I’m again immediately with much more bake sale–impressed treats. I’m truthfully not even positive if bake gross sales are nonetheless a lot of a factor, however I really like baking up sweets which can be excellent for sharing this time of 12 months.

Bake sale or not, these are the bars to convey for recreation day, household events, or dinners with pals. It’s that point of 12 months when everybody’s beginning to collect once more after a summer season of enjoyable and straightforward nights.

Impressed by the peanut butter oat bars our college lunchroom used to serve, these are assured to be successful with everybody. And for those who do find yourself baking them for the varsity bake sale, they’ll positively be the primary deal with to vanish.

These are the main points

Substances 

• salted butter
• creamy peanut butter – crunchy will work too!
• brown sugar
• vanilla
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• flour
• old style oats
• baking soda

For the Icing

• powdered sugar
• cocoa powder
• vanilla
•  darkish or milk chocolate – I really like darkish

Particular Instruments

For these peanut butter bars, you want two mixing bowls and an electrical mixer.

The Steps

Step 1: Make the cookie dough

In a mixing bowl, beat the butter along with the brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla. Add the eggs and beat till mixed. Combine within the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt.

Combine, combine, combine till you have got a mushy dough!

Step 2: Bake

Line a 9×18-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Or, for those who choose thinner bars, use a barely bigger sheet pan.

Bake for about 20 minutes (22 minutes if utilizing a sheet pan), till simply set.

Step 3: The peanut butter layer

As quickly because the bars come out of the oven, unfold the remaining peanut butter evenly excessive. The warmth from the bars will soften the peanut butter, making it straightforward to unfold right into a clean layer.

Let the peanut butter stiffen and set. To hurry issues up, pop the pan within the fridge or freezer till agency.

Step 4: The chocolate icing

Whisk collectively the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and melted milk chocolate till clean and fudgy. Pour the icing over the bars and unfold evenly.

Let the icing set and harden, or dig in immediately whereas it’s nonetheless gooey—so delish!

Tip

In case you’d like a shiny, shiny end to your icing, whisk in a pair teaspoons of meringue powder. It helps the frosting set with out smudging. Completely optionally available, however a enjoyable additional!

Whether or not it’s back-to-school, recreation day, or only a household night time in, these bars are the proper dessert to bake, share, and luxuriate in. And if the youngsters are round, that is a simple recipe they will help with too!

Searching for straightforward “lunchroom” fashion back-to-school desserts? Listed below are a number of concepts: 

Crinkle High Brownies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Blondies

Large Salted Espresso Sizzling Fudge Cookies

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